Doubles | |
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1998 Challenge Bell | |
Champions | Lori McNeil Kimberly Po |
Runners-up | Chanda Rubin Sandrine Testud |
Score | 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–4 |
Draw | 16 |
Seeds | 4 |
Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs were the defending champions, but decided not to participate this year.
Lori McNeil and Kimberly Po won the title, defeating Chanda Rubin and Sandrine Testud 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–4 in the final.
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | E Callens J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
R Kolbovic M Washington | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | E Callens J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A Cocheteux N Dechy | E Gagliardi J Kandarr | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E Gagliardi J Kandarr | w/o | 1 | E Callens J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | C Rubin S Testud | 6 | 6 | 3 | C Rubin S Testud | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Q | A Glass B Rittner | 2 | 4 | 3 | C Rubin S Testud | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A Frazier K Schlukebir | 6 | 6 | A Frazier K Schlukebir | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
P Hy-Boulais R Simpson | 1 | 2 | 3 | C Rubin S Testud | 7 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A Dechaume-Balleret L Golarsa | 6 | 6 | 2 | L McNeil K Po | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J Chi A Soukup | 1 | 2 | A Dechaume-Balleret L Golarsa | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | J Nejedly M-È Pelletier | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | C Cristea E deLone | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | C Cristea E deLone | 2 | 6 | 6 | A Dechaume-Balleret L Golarsa | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S Jeyaseelan M Murić | 6 | 7 | 2 | L McNeil K Po | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Lee N Pratt | 4 | 5 | S Jeyaseelan M Murić | 4 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Fernández T Singian | 4 | 5 | 2 | L McNeil K Po | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | L McNeil K Po | 6 | 7 |
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